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प्रश्न
Give three examples for leavers of second order.
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उत्तर
Levers of second order:
(i) Lock and key
(ii) Opener of soda water bottle
(iii) Closing a door
संबंधित प्रश्न
Class II levers are designed to have ______.
Which type of levers have mechanical advantage always more than 1? Give reasons.
The following belong to which class of lever?
An oar of a boat
The following belong to which class of lever?
A claw-hammer
The following belong to which class of lever?
Rowing of a boat
The following belong to which class of lever?
Wheelbarrow
Shears, used for cutting metals and scissors used for cutting clothes are both examples of levers of the first order. However, whereas the shears always have short blades and long handles, the scissors often have blades much longer than the handles. Explain, why this is so?
The diagram below shows a lever in use.

(i) To which class of lever does it belong?
(ii) If FA = 40 cm, AB = 60 cm, then find the mechanical advantage of the lever.
The length of a nut-cracker is 12 cm. A nut, when kept at a distance of 4 cm from its fulcrum, requires an effort of 100 gf to crack it. What force will be required to crack the nut without using the nut-cracker?
A crowbar of length 100 cm is used to lift a load of 5 kgf. It has its fulcrum at a distance of 20 cm from the load. Calculate:
(i) the mechanical advantage of a crowbar and,
(ii) the effort applied at the other end.
